海洋喇叭虫rRNA基因18S-ITS1序列及其系统发育分析

海洋喇叭虫Maristentor dinoferus 1996年在关岛(Guam)的珊瑚暗礁上被发现,至今尚未阐明其确切的系统发育地位.克隆到的海洋喇叭虫的18S-ITS1-5.8S rDNA序列包括222 bp的18S序列,77 bp的ITS1序列和22 bp的5.8S序列.比较分析了纤毛虫主要类群的ITS1序列后得出:短的ITS1序列可能是异毛类纤毛虫的特征.根据18S序列,利用邻接法构建,最大简约法和最大似然法构建系统发育树.其拓扑结构显示海洋喇叭虫属于异毛纲纤毛虫,但并不隶属喇叭虫科,应予以新的分类地位.

18S-ITS1 rDNA SEQUENCE AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF MARISTENTOR DINOFERUS (CILIOPHORA)

Maristentor dinoferus was described in 2002, after it was first discovered on the coral reefs on Guam in 1996. However, until now its phylogenetic position has been puzzling. The 18S-ITS1-5.8S rDNA sequence of M. dinoferus is 320 bp including 222 bp from 18S rRNA gene, 77 bp from ITS1 region and 22 bp from 5.8S rRNA gene. Comparison of lengths of the ITS1 domain from the main ciliate groups (classes) was done, and it shows that short ITS1 may be the characteristics of heterotrichs. 18S rDNA sequence of M. dinoferus was analyzed using distance-matrix, maximum-parsimony and maximum-likelihood methods. In all three phylogeny trees M. dinoferus is clustered with heterotrichs and as a basal clade within the heterotrich lineage, whilst not grouped with three Stentor species which were clustered with Climacostomum as a terminal clade.This topology suggests that Maristentor is a holotrichous ciliate (the class Heterotrichea) and should not be placed in the family Stentoridae, but be given a new taxonomic position.